In a time of chaos, we choose to focus on Community care! That was the theme of this year’s 'Black Healing Remixed'—a pay-what-you-can/free event led by wellness practitioners, therapists, healers, Ballroom icons, and more! On this day, we vogued for wellness, made and learned about herbal remedies, practiced coping strategies in healing circles, and explored the somatics of twerking and dance. We gave away $1,000 in cash support to parents through our Parent Support Fund! We shared delicious Caribbean food and received beautifully donated gifts from our friends at lululemon, Grant Street Candles, FreeFrom, Cantu, Brooklyn Tea, and our beautiful friend Sir John, who donated beauty products. It takes a village to create care—and we did just that.

Melissa is haunted by other worldly beings who prey on her in her recurring cryptic nightmares. Her friend, Esteban, thinks he can help her decipher and find whats in her dream using an app called Quantum-Scounting. Together they confront her nightmare, but by the time she realizes her dreams have been a premonition, its too late. Inspired by early experimental/surrealist cinema; in combination with limited digital effects, this film utilizes an analog visual effect called direct animation, done by manipulating the film stock directly by bleaching, painting, scraping, and more. Colorway Productions and Static Sifting Films, in collaboration with Manderfilm, present an experimental mixed-media sci-fi short film written, directed, produced, and edited by Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez. A film by Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez. Starring Makeba Ross as Melissa and Giovani Naarendorp as Esteban. Story Editor and Assistant Director, Galen Powell. Cinematographers Stephen Taylor and James Mckenzie. Location Sound, Brandon Manderville. Script supervisor, Valerie Barnhart. BTS Photographer Claire Walsh. Post sound, Jane and Brandon Manderville. Digital VFX, Saffia Rahimtoola. Analog VFX, Teresa-Esmeralda with the help of Mono No Aware. Catering, the Sanchez Family.

Created for the Outta Bounds 3 Week Film Competition in collaboration with Colorway Productions and Manderfilm.

Champagne Showers Song by Arri - @bluarri Story, Cinematography, editing by Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez Inspired by Maya Deren @staticsiftingfilms

You don’t have to be spooked by dollars and cents! We summon financial guru Cindy Rodriguez to help us demystify financial wellness and face our fears of managing money. #JSYK #goldcomedy #financialliteracy #financialwellness #money #newscomedy TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:36 Our Guide From The Beyond 0:51 Savings 101 1:19 The Benefits of Better Money Management 1:55 Interest and Investments 2:33 Credit and Debit 3:26 The Magic of Knowledge and Resources 3:47 Savings Goals 3:58 Goodbye…For Now! Director: Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez & Kelly Sater Editor: Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez Opening Title Sequence: Jessica Kelley Writers: Hebba Gouda, Madelyn Miller, Michelle Cohn, Neha Kallianpurkar, Ayana Francois & Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez Producers: Hebba Gouda, Kelly Sater, Madelyn Miller, Michelle Cohn, Neha Kallianpurkar & Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez Sound Operator: Makeba L. Ross Production Assistant: Cary An Financial Literacy Scream Queens: Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez & Madelyn Miller Money Ghost/Financial Expert: Cindy Rodriguez; host of the financial empowerment series Hay Dinero found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNQ4hd2ciU_ql2NpTPgE82Tc_SLlhUf1J Just So You Know Members: Ayana Francois - @ayanafrancois Hebba Gouda - @fruityhebbles Kelly Sater - @lazybabymama Madelyn Miller - @mk_millkshake Michelle Cohn - @michellecohn721 Neha Kallianpurkar - @nehakualalumpur Teresa-Esmeralda Sanchez - @staticsiftingfilms FIND US ONLINE: Join GOLD Comedy today: https://club.goldcomedy.com/ Instagram: @GOLDComedy Twitter: @GOLDComedy TikTok: @GOLD_Comedy_ Bumper animated by Erica Estrada. WHAT IS GOLD COMEDY? GOLD Comedy is the comedy school, professional community, and content studio where women and non-binary folks grow their comedy careers, build powerful networks, and make funny stuff. ***MEET: Anyone can watch tutorials on YouTube. We are your comedy crew—here to applaud you, collab with you, and help you succeed. ***LEARN: Level up your funny with the latest comedy styles and techniques taught by experts in live classes and live events. ***PERFORM: We’ll get you the experience and exposure you need to get started AND level up, and the skills that serve you for life. WHAT ARE GOLD DIGITAL PRODUCTION TEAMS? GOLD Comedy’s Digital Production Teams form the core of GOLD’s one-of-a-kind year-long program designed to grow your comedy career, skills, portfolio, and network. Each team is comprised of funny women and nonbinary members of GOLD who create sketch, parody, news, musical, and satirical shorts. We’ve got teams in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Austin—and entirely virtual (movie magic!) Three-time Emmy-nominated director and producer Ana Bretón serves as the teams’ advisor, along with occasional inspirational visits from GOLD advisor Rachel Dratch FIND OUT MORE: https://goldcomedy.com/digital-production-teams/

Embarking on a journey to explore earth based religions, this filmmaker finds that the heart of her subject is closer than she thinks.

Saya is a tattooer from NYC specializing in original handpoked tattoos. Her craft not only helps her connect with her Japanese heritage, but also her family and the community she's built around her. This is our debut episode of a series where we take inspiration from our community of creative talent, business owners, and artists and translate the influence y'all have on us in the form of REFLECTIONS. Sound off in the comments anyone you wanna see succeed, do great things, and showcase their work 'cause we'd be happy to meet 'em.